CVE-2026-27217
Received Received - Intake
NULL Pointer Dereference in Substance3D Painter Causes DoS

Publication date: 2026-03-10

Last updated on: 2026-03-11

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description
Substance3D - Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing disruption to its availability. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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Published
2026-03-10
Last Modified
2026-03-11
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-27217
EUVD
EUVD-2026-10764
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Vendor Product Version / Range
adobe substance_3d_painter to 11.1.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects Substance3D - Painter versions 11.1.2 and earlier. It is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker needs the victim to open a malicious file, which triggers the crash.

Impact Analysis

The primary impact of this vulnerability is the disruption of application availability. An attacker can cause the Substance3D - Painter application to crash by exploiting this issue, leading to denial-of-service. This means users may experience interruptions or inability to use the software until it is restarted or fixed.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update Substance3D - Painter to a version later than 11.1.2, as versions 11.1.2 and earlier are affected.

Additionally, avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources to prevent exploitation, since the vulnerability requires user interaction by opening a malicious file.

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